I was so excited when the package containing Hand Printing from Nature showed up unexpectedly from Storey. The note simply read, “Kristin, I think you’ll love this
I have a huge WIP to share with you this week: a 24′ long mural! A little shy of a month ago I was hired
I’ve had so much fun making many many paintings this past weekend using the Assisted Painting method I showed you all in the last issue
Update: Quarry Books is giving away a copy of Water Paper Paint to one lucky reader! Leave a comment between now and Tuesday May 31st
Working on the mural reminded me of my first painting professor and of the importance of brush cleaning. After 50 different people worked on the mural (awesome) all our brushes were trashed. Paint up the handles, crusted, dirty, and half dry. Is there any coming back from that? We had about 10 nicer brushes and some fine tipped brushes of mine that I was intent on saving from being paint sticks.
Sometimes taking the day off is the best way to refresh and get new ideas. “Well yeah,” you are saying. Like everything else in life,
This past year Diane of the CraftyPod and I decided to collaborate on a short and sweet little ebook on what to do with those
One of the main projects in Diane’s and my new ebook Card.Paper.Ribbon. is taking wadded-up wrapping paper and fusing it to cloth, and then sewing
Do you remember awhile ago how I made the Crafty Buddy embroidery set? And the little freebie thimble guy? Well, I’ve had a lot of
Two weeks ago I posted about the color dilemma with the basket. Dilemma 1: the basket is not a color I like. Dilemma 2: what color
Jason and I are always loosing our keys/phones/wallets/etc, we needed a solution. A key basket right by the front door was the perfect solution. The
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Last week I showed you the chair and table set I have out on my patio. I really wanted to go with bright colors and
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Last week I mentioned the chairs I wanted to protect against the rain. They are in reality dining room chairs, but both being pretty water
After a few false starts I have finally finished up the kitchen tile redress project – and I’ve made the stencil templates into a pdf
Last night I had a bit of a tragedy. After I took my pictures of the popcorn garland the whole tree fell over! It was
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